Armani weighs an initial stake sale a year after founder Giorgio Armani's death, correspondent Elisa Anzolin says, as LVMH, L'Oreal and other fashion houses circle ▻ ↧ One year after its founder's death, Armani faces challenge of 'inev... One year after the death of founder Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion house is entering ​a pivotal period as the clock starts ticking on plans for an initial stake sale, after the group spent the last year focused on governance.